Donato Sbarretti


Donato Sbarretti
Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
Sbarretti pictured in 1903.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed4 July 1930
Term ended1 April 1939
PredecessorRafael Merry del Val y Zulueta
SuccessorFrancesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination12 April 1879
by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
Consecration4 February 1900
by Sebastiano Martinelli
Created cardinal4 December 1916
by Pope Benedict XV
RankCardinal-Priest (1916–28)
Cardinal-Bishop (1928–39)
Personal details
Born
Donato Raffaele Sbarretti

12 November 1856
Died1 April 1939(1939-04-01) (aged 82)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
ParentsAgostino Donato Flavio Sbarretti
Caterina Tazza
Alma materPontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare
MottoRespice stellam voca Mariam
Coat of armsDonato Sbarretti's coat of arms
Styles of
Donato Raffaele Sbarretti Tazza
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeAlbano (suburbicarian see)

Donato Raffaele Sbarretti Tazza (November[1] 1856 – 1 April 1939)[2] was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal whose career included pastoral service in Italy and Cuba, diplomatic service in America and the Pacific, and ultimately high office in the Roman Curia.

  1. ^ Sources differ as to whether he was born on 10 or 12 November.
  2. ^ (2 April 1939). Donato Sbaretti, Cardinal, 82, Dead, The New York Times